List of Certified Labs Now Available

Self-certification Added to Invoices

Beginning in August, the Annual Tank Registration Invoice will include a short compliance self-certification along with a summary of the fees owed. By submitting payment, the owner/operator will acknowledge familiarity with OPS regulatory requirements and agree to make all required records available to OPS for review upon request.

If paying by check, it should be made payable to the Division of Oil and Public Safety and mailed to:Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Division of Oil and Public Safety
PO Box 628
Denver, CO 80201-0628

Please include your account number on the check and include a copy of the invoice with your payment to ensure proper credit.

If you have any past due registration fees, the invoice will alert you to call 303-318-8538 to get those paid.

Incentive Program

The Petroleum Program has the authority to use moneys in the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund to provide underground or aboveground storage tank owners and operators who maintain significant operational compliance with incentives in the form of reduced deductibles when upgrading existing tank systems in response to a release.

Petroleum Cleanup and Redevelopment Fund Now Accepting Applications

Funding is now available to help revitalize petroleum storage tank properties that are not eligible for reimbursement from the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund! Visit the Petroleum Brownfields Program page for more details.

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Three-Year Limitation to Submit Reimbursement Requests

As of January 1, 2018, the limit to submit costs for reimbursement is now three years.

This limit will be further reduced to two years beginning with applications received after January 1, 2020.

Update: Task and Labor Code 6.9

At the May 19 meeting, the Petroleum Storage Tank Committee (PSTC) voted unanimously to reduce the Reasonable Cost Guideline (RCG) rate for Task and Labor Code (TLC) 6.9 for analysis of BTEX/MTBE/TVPH by EPA Method 8260 from $115 to $65 (or $70 for laboratories with a physical presence in Colorado). This reduced rate will be effective for analysis performed on and after July 1, 2017. In addition, applicants seeking reimbursement from the Colorado Petroleum Storage Tank Fund will need to use laboratories that are nationally accredited.

Earlier this year the PSTC directed OPS to investigate whether rates for TLC 6.9 were excessive, as many laboratories were providing this service for less than half the RCG rate.

The decision to reduce the rate was based on:

A review of actual rates that were reimbursed for this analysis over the last three years;

Rates reimbursed by other state programs; and

Input from laboratories currently performing this analysis in Colorado.

TLC 6.9 is the most common analysis performed.

Petroleum Program news is posted here as updates become available. Check the Calendar of Events for information about upcoming training classes and other events.